Iron plate action shooting or I.P.A.S, is the
latest and ultimate action shooting discipline, designed specifically for the
multi shot Co2
and Air cartridge pistols.
The discipline relies on two basic
principles, Accuracy and speed. To be successful in this discipline the
competitor must be well rounded in both these key principals.
For example it is not enough to be super
accurate without speed, and speed alone is nothing without accuracy, after all
it’s not the first shot that counts, it’s the first shot that hits that
counts!
National Stages
I am just now putting the finishing touches to the stages for the IPAS Nationals I will update this notice in a couple of days with the stages they will then be downloadable from the master stage liost by the weekend.
The IPAS Nationals will be held on SUNDAY, 23rd of November 2008 at the Glevum
Ranges in Gloucester directions to the range are below.
The match will consist of Nine (9) stages these will be posted on this site 2 weeks
before the competition, This year there is a trophy for first, second and third
place in the following divisions.
Open
Standard
Revolver
Also the winners of each division will receive one of the new fleece jackets in there size as soon as they come off the production line, it will also have there name on the jackets well.
Cost of entry for the competition is £15 if received by the 9th November after this date it will be £20 on the day , this does include lunch in the entry fee, due the the costs incurred to hire the range for the Nationals I must have at least 15 competitors registered for the match by the 9th November otherwise I will have to cancel the match so please register ASAP.
Please print the the Registration form and include it with your payment for the match, Address details are on the form, Entry forms are downloadable from the link on the left hand menu. We look forward to seeing you at the match if you have any queries please use the "Contact Us" link to ask any questions, could you also update the thread on the forum as to whether you are coming to the match and your division.
All the Best
Graham Wilkes
Driving directions:
We are situated on the East of the M5 near Gloucester so your options for finding us are quite
varied
Once you on are Upton Lane:
Southbound - Once you cross the M5 from Gloucester, the entrance to the Club is the first on the left.
Northbound - Heading out of Brookthorpe, go past Ongers Farm (a Horse Riding Centre) and you will see a sign on the left for Honda Pilot Racing. We are the next entrance on the Right.
The entrance is shared with Honda Pilot Racing and a local Paintball site, so please drive carefully. You will see the Clubhouse straight ahead of you.
On Friday 3/10/2008 i returned to the Buxted club with Gary Morrison to see how things were progressing on the IPAS front.When i got there, the plates were already up and ready for action.And what quaility plates they were too. Ten and twelve inches in size and approx. 5mm in thickness, mounted on large sturdy bases.
As before their were about eight of us shooting, each one taking turns to either RO , score or recharge the mags etc.The courses of fire took into account the narrowness of the range and as such 18m to 20m shots were common place.Each shooter had the choice of using a pistol with either a scope or open sights and all apart from myself shot from the tyro position.However the the interest in holsters is emerging, needless to say that i expect to see more than couple being used next time i go there.We managed to complete three courses of fire before packing up to go home, all in all a very enjoyable evening and looking forward to the next visit.......
The results from the Aftermath match, held on Sunday the 14th September at
Bisley have now been posted in the results page, we would like to welcome all
the new competitors and hope fully we shall see you at the IPAS national on the
23rd of November at Glevum Ranges in Gloucester.
It is hoped that over the next week or so details of how to register for the
match will be posted, along with directions to the ranges. this year prizes for
first place is one of the new fleece's that will be come available in the new
year. details will be posted shortly.
A report on the new Beretta PX-4 Storm a blowback Co2 pistol is also forth
comming over the next couple of weeks.
Hi all ,
Just to keep you all in the picture, the final scores from Sundays match at Bisley as follows:
Open myself(steve Taylor).........FIX 75.42
Open beginer Gary Morrison 111.3
Revolver Eugene O`sullivan 91.81
Chris Nunn 92.43
Standard Peter Collison 90.21
Mario chan 92.1
Bob Ruggles 138.28
Tony Cornwell 518.8
I might just mention that Tony had to leave early, therefore incuring a thirty second penalty for every incomplete run.
A big thankyou to all who took part, for helping with the clearing up afterwards.
The next match will be on sunday 14th september on Winnans again, hopefully more of you will be able to make this one.
There are two matches coming up, at Bisley. The first is to be held on Sunday the 10th August and the second one is on
Sunday the 14th September.
Both matches will consist of at least six stages and will be on Winnans range.
The start time will be at 09.30.The cost will be £12 if you pre register on this board or £15 if you pay on the
day. You can also register for this match on the PPUK board if you wish. places may be limited so get in quick to avoid
disappointment.
Registration system is now open on the left hand menu.
dremelit
Results for the Phoenix Match have been posted on the results page and the six stages
used in the match have been added to the master stage listing (see links on the
left). I would like to thank all the people that attended and helped run the
match over the weekend with out you this would not have been possible, also to
all our friends, new and old many thanks for attending with out you there would
not have been a match.
I was contacted by Gary Morrison of the Buxted club the other week, who said that they were really interested in shooting IPAS at their club.
He went on to say that their pistol section was all but dead and that in his opinion IPAS was just the thing to get things going again. So on Friday 16 /05/2008, myself and Gary took the ipas plates etc up to the Buxted club for a presentation and have ago session.
The presentation which took about 20 mins, was spent covering the origins of IPAS, rules, safety, equipment and other range protocol such as safety areas, gasing and de-gasing.
After that we went into the range area to check out the suitability for IPAS.The range it`self although 25m in length is only approximately 4m wide, but despite that it is well lit and dry, the latter being a total contrast to the Brighton range.
With that out of the way, I set up the plates for some shooting as usual the kids were pushed to the front while the dads looked on apprehensivley. After I showed them the best way to hold the pistol they were shooting runs of about 8 to 9 secs, which isn`t bad when you consider that they normally shoot HFT with a rifle.
Once the kids had set the pace the dads stepped up to the line and with some tips on the grip were putting in similar times, with one or two runs in or under the 6 sec mark.
All in all it was an enjoyable evening for all who attended and I'm told that as I write this report they are getting together a set of plates. Gary also tells me that the folks at some other clubs in the area including Horsham are very interested.
So hopefully we will have a lot more folks shooting IPAS in the near future........
The rules page has been updated with version three, I still need to check them through again , please post on the discussion forum if you spot any glaring mistakes.
